Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollataFlowering Spurge is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 3 ft tall. It wants full sun. Blooms white in Jun–Oct.
Toxic — people, pets, livestock. Milky sap irritates skin and is painful in the eyes; toxic if eaten. Wear gloves to cut it and wash hands after. Applies to every spurge, including snow-on-the-mountain and snow-on-the-prairie.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Height
- About 3 ft
- Bloom
- Jun–Oct · white
Where it grows
247 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.